History TearJerker / VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines

** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when she delights at the fact that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity following Imalia's disappearance, committed [[DrivenToSuicide ''suicide'']] after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch during one of Imalia's sidequests]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

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** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when she delights at the fact that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity following Imalia's disappearance, committed [[DrivenToSuicide ''suicide'']] ''[[DrivenToSuicide suicide]]'' after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch during one of Imalia's sidequests]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when she delights at the fact that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity following Imalia's disappearance, committed ''suicide'' after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch during one of Imalia's sidequests]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

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** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when she delights at the fact that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity following Imalia's disappearance, committed ''suicide'' [[DrivenToSuicide ''suicide'']] after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch during one of Imalia's sidequests]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when it's revealed that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity after Imalia's disappearance, committed ''suicide'' after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch after a quest that you did for her]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

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** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when it's revealed she delights at the fact that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity after following Imalia's disappearance, committed ''suicide'' after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch after a quest that you did for her]].during one of Imalia's sidequests]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

* Imalia was a supermodel who after accepting an award for most beautiful woman alive, was kidnapped and turned into a hideous Nosferatu by Gary Golden. She now spends her nights crying alone in a filthy basement, and puts up a bitchy facade to try to convince herself that noone will ever call her beautiful again.

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* Imalia was a supermodel who after accepting an award for most beautiful woman alive, was kidnapped and turned into a hideous Nosferatu by Gary Golden. She now spends her nights crying alone in a filthy basement, and puts up a bitchy facade to try to convince herself that noone nobody will ever call her beautiful again.again.** Her character is made [[AssholeVictim somewhat less sympathetic]] when it's revealed that Tawni Sessions, the next hot model that rose to popularity after Imalia's disappearance, committed ''suicide'' after scandalous photos of her were leaked [[PlayerPunch after a quest that you did for her]]. This is obviously a TearJerker moment in and of itself.

* Arguably the fact that, in the main OldWorldOfDarkness canon, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Gehenna]] is not only proven to be real, but eventually ''occurs''; [[DoomedByCanon making everything that happens over the course of ''Bloodlines'' meaningless]]. In particular, we have [[AdventurerArchaeologist Beckett]], who researches relics of vampiric history and yet fervently ''denies'' that Ghenna, Caine and the Antediluvians are real.

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* Arguably the fact that, in the main OldWorldOfDarkness canon, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Gehenna]] is not only proven to be real, but eventually ''occurs''; [[DoomedByCanon making everything that happens over the course of ''Bloodlines'' meaningless]]. In particular, we have [[AdventurerArchaeologist Beckett]], who researches relics of vampiric history and yet fervently ''denies'' ''[[FlatEarthAtheist denies]]'' that Ghenna, Caine and the Antediluvians are real.

* And just to make sure you still haven't lost sight of your guilt, you have Julius the Thin-Blood begging for his life, begging you to find your heart.

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* And just to make sure you still haven't lost sight of your guilt, you have Julius the Thin-Blood begging for his life, begging you to find your heart.heart as you prepare to kill him for leaking secrets of the Masquerade to an aspiring film writer.

* The chance meeting with the PC and Samantha can be quite depressing, even more so if you use the persuasive route. Samantha, a friend/relative of the PC before he/she became a vampire, tells the PC that his/her family's basically worried sick and have been looking for him/her ever since he/she disappeared. After showing great concern for the player, Samantha tells him/her that it's alright and offers to call the PC's family. The problem is, that's a Masquerade violation and you can't let her call them. If you try to persuade her that you're someone else, she'll almost ''desperately'' insist you ''have'' to be her missing loved one, you just have to be. If you're successful at convincing her, Samantha gives you ''very'' down-hearted apology of her mistake before sadly walking away. This is arguably doubles a player punch and a meanly subverted crowning moment of heart warming.** The encounter really brings home something that isn't touched upon at any point in the game: You are a fledgling and the Embrace was forced on you. As far as your human friends and family know, you just fell off the map one night.

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* The chance meeting with the PC and Samantha can be quite depressing, even more so if you use the persuasive route. Samantha, a friend/relative of the PC before he/she became a vampire, tells the PC that his/her family's basically worried sick and have been looking for him/her ever since he/she disappeared. After showing great concern for the player, Samantha tells him/her that it's alright and offers to call the PC's family. The problem is, that's a Masquerade violation and you can't let her call them. If you try to persuade her that you're someone else, she'll almost ''desperately'' insist you ''have'' to be her missing loved one, you just have to be. If you're successful at convincing her, Samantha gives you ''very'' down-hearted apology of her mistake before sadly walking away. This is arguably doubles a player punch PlayerPunch and a meanly subverted crowning moment of heart warming.** The encounter really brings home something that isn't touched upon at any point in the game: You are a fledgling and the The Embrace was forced on you.you without warning, and you've been part of the vampires' strictly-secret society ever since. As far as your human friends and family know, you just fell off the map one night.

* Arguably the fact that the world will end after the events of the game meaning everyone dies.

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* Arguably the fact that, in the main OldWorldOfDarkness canon, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Gehenna]] is not only proven to be real, but eventually ''occurs''; [[DoomedByCanon making everything that happens over the world will end after course of ''Bloodlines'' meaningless]]. In particular, we have [[AdventurerArchaeologist Beckett]], who researches relics of vampiric history and yet fervently ''denies'' that Ghenna, Caine and the events of the game meaning everyone dies. Antediluvians are real.

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** Even worse, if you give the diary and the wife's amulet to Jeanette, [[spoiler: she throws both into the ocean to spite her sister (who had wanted to clear the ghosts out and sell the property), ensuring that the ghosts will be forever trapped in the hotel, unable to move on.]]

* Reading the Ghost House Diary found in the kitchen reveals the husband killed everyone over a misunderstanding, believing his wife was cheating (she wasn't). This detail only becomes more unsettling as if you read, it clearly states the wife was killed in a bathroom she locked herself in, but you find the Diary next to an empty bottle of booze in the kitchen, meaning he most likely figured out what happened from reading and got drunk. It's also never stated in the diary the fire started before her death, meaning he possibly committed suicide after having a WhatHaveIDone moment.

* Trying to coax V.V. on the subject of her past as a human - specifically, by calling her [[spoiler:Susan]] - will result in you being given the saddest, gentlest brush-off, even if she's in love with your character by this point:

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* Trying to coax V.V. on the subject of her past as a human - specifically, by calling her [[spoiler:Susan]] - will result in you being given the saddest, gentlest brush-off, even if she's in love with your character by this point:point. It also gives some hints of DarkAndTroubledPast for her:

-->...I'm not that girl. She was flawed. She was naive. She was nobody. And now she's dead. Let the dead rest in peace. My name is VV. Show yourself out. I'd like to say a prayer for someone I used to know.

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-->...I'm not that girl. [[IHatePastMe She was flawed. She was naive. She was nobody. And now she's dead.]] Let the dead rest in peace. My name is VV. Show yourself out. I'd like to say a prayer for someone I used to know.

-->...I'm not that girl. She was flawed. She was naive. She was nobody. And now she's dead. Let the dead rest in peace. My name is VV. Show yourself out. I'd like to say a prayer for someone I used to know.

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